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i'll see you then. >>> thanks, lesli. coming up next, one congressman drops his proposal to convert d.c.'s world war i memorial. it's a national tribute. we'll tell you why he's backing off. but first, could talks of gambling bring maryland lawmakers back to work this summer isn't the latest from governor martin o'malley when we come back. >>> the idea of a special session. it's not dead yet. governor martin o'malley told reporters there was a 50/50 chance he'll call lawmakers back this summer. after his special work group scaled to reach a consensus about adding table games and another casino in prince georges county at national harbor. now o'malley says he wants to reach out to delegates to see if a deal can be made. >>> o'malley's decision could decide if lawmakers try to reverse a court of appeals ruling. a special task force started looking at the ruling, which classifies the dogs as dangerous. it planned to vote yesterday on recommending a bill for a special session on gaming. but the panel didn't finalize anything.
i'll see you then. >>> thanks, lesli. coming up next, one congressman drops his proposal to convert d.c.'s world war i memorial. it's a national tribute. we'll tell you why he's backing off. but first, could talks of gambling bring maryland lawmakers back to work this summer isn't the latest from governor martin o'malley when we come back. >>> the idea of a special session. it's not dead yet. governor martin o'malley told reporters there was a 50/50 chance he'll call lawmakers...
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. >> reporter: that's right, lesli. you may be in the nation's capital, but this is the entertainment capital. nik wallenda, after months and months of preparation will be taking on the mighty niagra gorge. the lights are in place, crowds are starting to gather. he will walk an 18-foot cable to table rock on the canadian side. it's not a straight walk. it's a 32-foot dip in the center of that cable. so that means he'll be walking downhill for the first half and up hill for the second half of this walk. and he will be walking on the work of his ancestors, specifically his mother. the shoes he'll be wearing a custom made, hand stitched, swad shoes that will grip that 2-inch wide cable. once again, 10:15 tonight, nik wallenda will live out a lifelong dream of taking on the mighty niagra. lesli, back to you. >> thank you very much, sounds exciting. i love during his last walk, his kids were so excited they were playing nintendo. they were not moved by what dad does for a living. >> that said, lesli, a few clouds come back t
. >> reporter: that's right, lesli. you may be in the nation's capital, but this is the entertainment capital. nik wallenda, after months and months of preparation will be taking on the mighty niagra gorge. the lights are in place, crowds are starting to gather. he will walk an 18-foot cable to table rock on the canadian side. it's not a straight walk. it's a 32-foot dip in the center of that cable. so that means he'll be walking downhill for the first half and up hill for the second half...
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lesli. >> well we'll see what happens next. >> the interim chair of the council. circulated the resignation today and it looks like he has the support necessary to take over the position vacated by kwame brown. the now 11 member council who will vote on the resolution tomorrow and the special election will be held in the fall. both mendelson and council member orange are expected to run. >>> the polls are open for the primary elections. the republican primary for u.s. senate. former senator and governor, george allen, is seen as a big favorite there. he is facing a challenge from bob marshall. the winner faces off against democrat, tim kaine in november. and there are also several pry marse for house races that include a challenge to jim moran in the 8th district and one the republican challenger, eric cantor, in virginia 7th and still time to vote. polls close at 7:00. check out virginia's voter guide at the top of the home page. just click on campaign 2012. >>> it has been a washington institution for nearly four decades. coming up, the original chicago pizzaria
lesli. >> well we'll see what happens next. >> the interim chair of the council. circulated the resignation today and it looks like he has the support necessary to take over the position vacated by kwame brown. the now 11 member council who will vote on the resolution tomorrow and the special election will be held in the fall. both mendelson and council member orange are expected to run. >>> the polls are open for the primary elections. the republican primary for u.s....
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. >>> in the mailbag tonight we've got reaction to lesli foster's very well crafted report on charges that some models of the jeep cherokee exploded into flames when hit from behind because the gas tank was placed behind the rear axle. the accidents have killed dozens of people. rich who claims to be a civil engineer writes that is not the whole problem. police cars for many years like thed for crown victoria as well -- ford crown victoria have had gas tanks behind the rear axle but with no problem. the difference is the jeep gas tanks are made of plastic and thed for gas tanks are made of steel. -- the ford gas tanks are made of steel. lesli acknowledges the placement is not the only concern but she continues to believe it's the a man issue and we note ever since -- the main issue and we note ever since jeep moved the tank in 2005 to a different place in the vehicle there have been no more of the fiery deaths described in lesli's stories. to read more go to our website www.wusa9.com. there was also this from our good friend regarding karen klein who was the bus monitor harassed by mi
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. >> that's exactly right, lesli. and speaker john boehner says that they want this law ripped out by its roots. they are promising to repeal the law in the house of representatives. it should be noted that the house has already voted some 30 times to repeal or defund this law. it hasn't gotten them very far because the democrats, of course, control the senate and of course barack obama would veto anything that came out of the congress. but this is going to be part of the election debate, no doubt, as you hear the republicans are picking up on the argument that was made by chief justice, john roberts, that this is a tax. so they are saying this will be a massive tax on individuals and massive tax on employers. the white house counterargument is, it's not a tax, it's a penalty. but this is going to be part of the debate, especially with the economy and jobs being the central issue for everybody. >> a quick question for you about chief justice roberts. because it sounds like he did not really want to back this law. but
. >> that's exactly right, lesli. and speaker john boehner says that they want this law ripped out by its roots. they are promising to repeal the law in the house of representatives. it should be noted that the house has already voted some 30 times to repeal or defund this law. it hasn't gotten them very far because the democrats, of course, control the senate and of course barack obama would veto anything that came out of the congress. but this is going to be part of the election debate,...
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lesli? >> all right, we'll be watching that. thank you. >>> and the health care stocks were mixed after the supreme court upheld the president's affordable care act. they rallied, but they ensure that they will fall sharply. anita? >> reporter: there is quite a bit of reactions. i'm joined by the doctor here. doctor, let's get right to it. how does this decision affect the institutions like yours? >> they have a significant effect, oh, we give a lot of care. if we can have more patients with the insurance to come into araphia tillty, that will help us. and the help from the community will help because we get people out to the emergency room and into the primary care. >> reporter: great, you get to see them before the situation comes into an emergency? >> yes, that is absolutely right. we get the medicine in our system here, providing and training people here with their acute needs. >> reporter: speaking of acute needs, you were in the front lines of the war on cancer. i know that i have done stories here for you on people that w
lesli? >> all right, we'll be watching that. thank you. >>> and the health care stocks were mixed after the supreme court upheld the president's affordable care act. they rallied, but they ensure that they will fall sharply. anita? >> reporter: there is quite a bit of reactions. i'm joined by the doctor here. doctor, let's get right to it. how does this decision affect the institutions like yours? >> they have a significant effect, oh, we give a lot of care. if we can...
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back to you, lesli. >> as long as you have a big thing of water, you'll be ready. >> sounds good. >> that's right. we're gong to look live outside right now on this glorious wednesday evening and topper shutt is going to be along in just a minute. he'll steam it up with the forecast. >> plus, we will debunk the myths about credit scores that can get you into bug financial trouble. >>> well, a recent study finds a lot of people don't understand how a credit score works. why it all matters anyway. jessica doyle has more on credit score myth busting. >> a bad credit score can really hurt you. score low and the higher interest rates you'll pay on loans and credit cards can cost you thousands more every year. so how do you earn a high score? don't buy into these myths. myth number one, canceling credit cards or moving all of your debt on to one card will boost your score. >> if you are canceling credit cards, that can hurt you because some of the other factors that go into a credit score include the ratio of credit that you have available compared with the amount that you owe. and then al
back to you, lesli. >> as long as you have a big thing of water, you'll be ready. >> sounds good. >> that's right. we're gong to look live outside right now on this glorious wednesday evening and topper shutt is going to be along in just a minute. he'll steam it up with the forecast. >> plus, we will debunk the myths about credit scores that can get you into bug financial trouble. >>> well, a recent study finds a lot of people don't understand how a credit score...
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anita and lesli, back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up tonight on 9news at 7:00. a woman many blame for the appeal. finds out if she will keep her position on the board of visitors. >>> a anita, we'll see you then. we'll have a lock at this weekend's fare hikes coming up. >>> welcome back to the at&t national at congressional country club and our exclusive coverage. we are ryan palmer who just got off the course not too long ago. he is from texas. amarillo, texas. >> i heard he's a cowboy fan. >> we let him on the stage anyways. and how did you do? minus 4 today? >> it was a good day. two bogies. hit great and putted good. yesterday i didn't play very well, but i survived at 3 over. god run today. >> talk about the course, the speed of the fairways. compare them to yesterday. >> pretty similar. the green is firmer with the heat. but this golf course is hard. it is augusta-like speeds and greens. obviously rough stick. but it's, i guess you're looking at a 5 par winner. >> let's talk about your company here that you have along with you. he walks with you everywhere
anita and lesli, back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up tonight on 9news at 7:00. a woman many blame for the appeal. finds out if she will keep her position on the board of visitors. >>> a anita, we'll see you then. we'll have a lock at this weekend's fare hikes coming up. >>> welcome back to the at&t national at congressional country club and our exclusive coverage. we are ryan palmer who just got off the course not too long ago. he is from texas. amarillo,...
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for over a year our lesli foster has been investigating the claims made about these popular suv's. >> reporter: anita and derek, the questions center around the 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokee. if you look in this hatch you will see all the documents senior producer stephanie wilson and i have poured through. the consumer group, the center for auto safety, believes the placement of the gas tank, seen here, can lead to fires and deaths, but chrysler maintains its vehicles are safe. >> she's pretty young when she left the house at age 18 and jumped on a plane and went on the other side of the ocean. >> reporter: stacey meyer returned home from england a year older and her family was happy to finally have her back. on a warm july day in 2007 she read some passages from her bible, then set out to go exercise and take a friend to breakfast. >> this is the friend that she was going to pick up. she walked out the door, drove up the hill. an hour later had the accident. >> reporter: a driver having a seizure lost control on a wisconsin state highway and slammed into the back of stacey's 2001
for over a year our lesli foster has been investigating the claims made about these popular suv's. >> reporter: anita and derek, the questions center around the 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokee. if you look in this hatch you will see all the documents senior producer stephanie wilson and i have poured through. the consumer group, the center for auto safety, believes the placement of the gas tank, seen here, can lead to fires and deaths, but chrysler maintains its vehicles are safe....
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back to you, lesli. >> you make sure you do the same thing, too. you've been covering that story. >>> the interim president of the university of virginia sat down with members of the faculty senate's executive committee today and after that closed door meeting carl zenthandel hopes to meet with more school campus groups to help the youth move forward. the university is still reeling after the ouster of former university president teresa sullivan and we just learned the university board will meet tuesday to consider reinstating her. we'll have more on this at 6:00. >>> the commerce secretary, john bryson, resigned today. he suffered a seizure after a series of traffic collisions less than two weeks ago. now at first police thought there were hit and run charges involved. bryson is 68. he was found unconscious in his car in los angeles on june 9th after the second crash. bryson took medical leave on june 11th. >>> in a moment you will see models of people who were found dead in our area. they're separate cases. each person was found in a different lo
back to you, lesli. >> you make sure you do the same thing, too. you've been covering that story. >>> the interim president of the university of virginia sat down with members of the faculty senate's executive committee today and after that closed door meeting carl zenthandel hopes to meet with more school campus groups to help the youth move forward. the university is still reeling after the ouster of former university president teresa sullivan and we just learned the university...
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lesli. >> while the federal investigators didn't have to go far from home. this was the tragedy right in the n.t.s.b.'s backyard. earlier this week, i sat down with chairman hersman to talk about the safety culture that existed within metro and the progress they've made now. >> that was a very real experience for us like everyone else in the community trying to understand what happened. >> reporter: she wasn't the n.t.s.b. chairman yet. but on the day of metro's deadliest crash, hers was the voice leading the charge to find out why train 112 barreled into the back of a stopped train number 214. >> we saw that they had many opportunities to catch this failure on this particular track circuit. >> reporter: the n.t.s.b. determined the crash occurred because the automatic train control failed to detect train 214 as it sat on the tracks near fort totten and directed train 112 to move ahead with full speed. since then the n.t.s.b. has issued a list of recommendations for the transit agency. among them, to develop a system to monitor those track circuits in real ti
lesli. >> while the federal investigators didn't have to go far from home. this was the tragedy right in the n.t.s.b.'s backyard. earlier this week, i sat down with chairman hersman to talk about the safety culture that existed within metro and the progress they've made now. >> that was a very real experience for us like everyone else in the community trying to understand what happened. >> reporter: she wasn't the n.t.s.b. chairman yet. but on the day of metro's deadliest...
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. >> great idea, lesli, thanks. >>> the search is on for stowe aways who may be hiding in a shipping container. the container was loaded aboard a ship in india and the ship later docked in newark. they were conducting a routine inspection in the mild middle of the night, they heard someone. >>> coming up, a would be burglar uses his head to break into a store after hours, not in the smartest of ways. we'll have the story behind this criminal. >> i'm kristin fisher in alexandria, where the son of a deputy killed on the job is following in his father's footsteps. i'll introduce you to the deputy coming up. >> and our live coverage from the at&t national continues here from bethesda. there's a list of things you need to know. >> some things you can't do. some things you can do. i'll let you guess what you can't do with one of these. the whole list coming up. >>> it's been 30 years since alexandria's first deputy was killed in the line of duty. today, his son wants to be just like his father, is trying to walk a mile in those shoes. >> kristin fisher has more from sterling on the deputy.
. >> great idea, lesli, thanks. >>> the search is on for stowe aways who may be hiding in a shipping container. the container was loaded aboard a ship in india and the ship later docked in newark. they were conducting a routine inspection in the mild middle of the night, they heard someone. >>> coming up, a would be burglar uses his head to break into a store after hours, not in the smartest of ways. we'll have the story behind this criminal. >> i'm kristin fisher...
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lesli, he is the chairman, not the acting chairman. there will be no major committee assignment changes and he plans to keep most. >> we should remind people that harry thomas will head off to prison next week. this time next week. >> federal prison, june 20, he goes to prison in alabama. >> all right bruce, thank you. anita. >>> well, there is new information on a vicious dog attack in northeast washington. the 74-year-old victim is still in the hospital and neighbors have been telling us the two dogs had been terrorizing that river terrorist neighborhood for months. so nine wants to know, what do you need to do if there's a dangerous dog in your neighborhood to keep everybody safe? kristin fisher got some answers and she's live at the scene of yesterday's attack, kristen? >> it turns out these guard dogs at towing pro were on animal control's radar. infact, they were called out twice last year when the dogs got out. both times, animal control officers did nothing because they didn't actually see the violation taking place. and that's
lesli, he is the chairman, not the acting chairman. there will be no major committee assignment changes and he plans to keep most. >> we should remind people that harry thomas will head off to prison next week. this time next week. >> federal prison, june 20, he goes to prison in alabama. >> all right bruce, thank you. anita. >>> well, there is new information on a vicious dog attack in northeast washington. the 74-year-old victim is still in the hospital and...
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. >> yeah, lesli, just a few minutes ago, up on the 5th floor, d.c. council chair came out and talked to reporters. he ignored a question about whether he has already met with prosecutors from the u.s. attorney's office and he said that he didn't know anything about the possibility that he could face fraud charges. >> i regret the fact we are having this conversation. i regret the fact we are sitting here today talking about a 2008 campaign. i'm very sorry. >> reporter: there has been a whole lot of tension, nervousness, and concern about the future of the d.c. council chair. some council members already discussing who might replace d.c. second highest ranking elected official should he be forced to resign over ethics allegations. my colleague, bruce johnson, reported yesterday that prosecutors have already met with brown and outlined the evidence they have collected. the big question now is how brown will respond should prosecutors file charges in the next hours, days or weeks. one-year-old federal probe started with questions about whether brown had
. >> yeah, lesli, just a few minutes ago, up on the 5th floor, d.c. council chair came out and talked to reporters. he ignored a question about whether he has already met with prosecutors from the u.s. attorney's office and he said that he didn't know anything about the possibility that he could face fraud charges. >> i regret the fact we are having this conversation. i regret the fact we are sitting here today talking about a 2008 campaign. i'm very sorry. >> reporter: there...
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. >> reporter: no kidding, lesli. the husband tells me that he knew he had to do something when these drug addled teenagers threatened to tie the couple up and burn down their house with the two of them inside. i just spoke briefly to the couple. the husband's arm is in a sling. the wife's face bruised and battered and they are both just too shaken to talk on tv. >> all of a sudden, we hear screaming outside and the guy is at our front door and yelling help, help, help. >> 15-year-old kayla is at the front door. >> their faces were bleeding and the guys had his hand wrapped. >> the victims ran two doors down to plea for help from kay la and her friends after escaping the three teens who allegedly broke into their home, beat them, held them at knife point, and ransacked their home for valuables at 2:00 in the morning. >> two 16-year-olds and an 18- year-old. >> oh my gosh. are you kidding me? >> that's what the police say. >> they had to be on some serious drugs. >> the teens physically restrained the wife and assaulte
. >> reporter: no kidding, lesli. the husband tells me that he knew he had to do something when these drug addled teenagers threatened to tie the couple up and burn down their house with the two of them inside. i just spoke briefly to the couple. the husband's arm is in a sling. the wife's face bruised and battered and they are both just too shaken to talk on tv. >> all of a sudden, we hear screaming outside and the guy is at our front door and yelling help, help, help. >>...
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isolated shower or thunderstorm possible on tuesday and wednesday, lesli, very isolated, but hotter back to around 90. >> a good looking forecast. >> that is good. happy early father's day to you. all right, the redskins have wrapped up a good portion of minicamp. i'm sure they are tired or at least getting ready to relax for a few weeks, kristen? >> yeah, they have been practicing pretty hard the last few weeks. now they get five weeks off. they were back on the field today. mike shanahan with a big surprise for his guys after practice. i'll tell you what it was. plus, lance armstrong breaking news. once again coming under fire. those and more coming up next in sports. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> we are live in ashburn at redskins park. before we get to their final day of practice, some breaking news. lance armstrong is once again under some serious allegations of doping. the u.s. antidoping agency is investigating some suspicious blood samples from 2009 and 2010. claiming that they show some blood manipulation or some blood transfusion. now the age
isolated shower or thunderstorm possible on tuesday and wednesday, lesli, very isolated, but hotter back to around 90. >> a good looking forecast. >> that is good. happy early father's day to you. all right, the redskins have wrapped up a good portion of minicamp. i'm sure they are tired or at least getting ready to relax for a few weeks, kristen? >> yeah, they have been practicing pretty hard the last few weeks. now they get five weeks off. they were back on the field today....
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lesli, back to you in the studios. >> some goners in tennis for sure. thank you. >>> and that is it for us with the cbs evening news next at 7:00. our area's only local newscast. don't forget to watch us bright and early tomorrow starting at 4:25 a.m. have great night.
lesli, back to you in the studios. >> some goners in tennis for sure. thank you. >>> and that is it for us with the cbs evening news next at 7:00. our area's only local newscast. don't forget to watch us bright and early tomorrow starting at 4:25 a.m. have great night.
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. >> see you then, lesli. >>> still to come in this half hour of 9news, some changes on the horizon for metro and the people that ride it. what you need to know about rush flex. topper? >>> another fantastic day. temperatures are a little below average, which is a good thing at this time of the year. we'll take you out to show you the numbers. 82 and 68 at national, 85 now and 66 were the averages. record high, 98. you might remember that back in 1994 and the record low set at 63. we'll take you back to history in 1989 on this date, pretty cool stuff. stay tuned. >>> up next, the $10,000 project that is good enough to eat. in fact, is that camo icing? we'll be right back. >>> it was sticky, actually. >> that's the chairman of the joint chief of staff. talking about his time inside a cupcake tanker. and the entire tank is made of cupcakes. on the way to the pentagon to mark the 237th birthday of the u.s. army. the 6,000 cupcake creation was also capable of firing some of the sweet baked goods. >>> anded today by the way, it is also flag day, which marks the day back in 1977, when they ad
. >> see you then, lesli. >>> still to come in this half hour of 9news, some changes on the horizon for metro and the people that ride it. what you need to know about rush flex. topper? >>> another fantastic day. temperatures are a little below average, which is a good thing at this time of the year. we'll take you out to show you the numbers. 82 and 68 at national, 85 now and 66 were the averages. record high, 98. you might remember that back in 1994 and the record low...
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this morning leslie is with us. from children's pbs. the first thing we talked about is the solution for camp. >> camp is a great idea and i always signed my kids up for summer camp. but there are lots of other ways that are easier, maybe less stressful and less expensive for parents. you can have your kids help you come up with a grocery list. have them look by spelling. by letters, identify letters. on the road, if you are going on a road trip, have them call out letters on signs that you passed. so there are ways to practice your reading. those reading skills are so important when kids are learning them. >> we always hear about summer reading lists. kids are seven, eight, nine, ten, is it difficult to try to keep them on task. the beach, the pools, summer parties that, kind of thing. >> all those are great. maybe you could encourage them to write a story about something they did that day, when it is taking a nature walk or going to the beach they are drawing pictures, writing words down. >> reporter: what about screen time? that is o
this morning leslie is with us. from children's pbs. the first thing we talked about is the solution for camp. >> camp is a great idea and i always signed my kids up for summer camp. but there are lots of other ways that are easier, maybe less stressful and less expensive for parents. you can have your kids help you come up with a grocery list. have them look by spelling. by letters, identify letters. on the road, if you are going on a road trip, have them call out letters on signs that...
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lesli? >> bruce leshan, thank you. to talk more about all this is bruce johnson who is back now to give us perspective. first, though, chairman brown says he's going to speak tomorrow. should we assume that tomorrow he will resign and then go into that place? >> i think that's exactly what our councilman harry thomas did is resigned from office before entering the guilty plea to leave open the door to open public office again. >> at the end of the piece bruce talked about the fact the mayor's investigation is still out there and you know there has been a wide ranging corruption investigation going on netting all kinds of folks. >> it's interesting the council members now talking about heal and mending fences. we still got a ways to go. the mayor issued a statement about the plea deal saying, "i'm shocked, disappointed, saddened by today's news. i served alongside mr. brown on the council and never would have imagined something like this," as a lot of people i would imagine couldn't imagine something like this, a felony
lesli? >> bruce leshan, thank you. to talk more about all this is bruce johnson who is back now to give us perspective. first, though, chairman brown says he's going to speak tomorrow. should we assume that tomorrow he will resign and then go into that place? >> i think that's exactly what our councilman harry thomas did is resigned from office before entering the guilty plea to leave open the door to open public office again. >> at the end of the piece bruce talked about the...
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new parking lots are also being built as part of this renovation, lesli. >>> a dreary start to the week has the 9weather team declaring a code yellow day. more on the rain. better you than me, my friend. >> we have a huge break today. let me tell you, by wednesday, this will be a distant memory. so, enjoy the clouds, enjoy the 60s. not here for long. let's start with live doppler 9,000. there are showers and thunderstorms developing on the west side of i-81. also south of cumberland pushing into west virginia. we will watch these carefully. i don't think we'll make it all the way in, but we have a shower and thunderstorm in tonight. temperature wise, this is fantastic. 66 in manassas. a peek heating of the day. 68 in leesburg. 66 in gaithersburg and only 70 downtown. so for tonight, we'll keep it mostly cloudy, but comfortable. winds southeasterly at 10. we'll come back and talk about just how big time this heat is going to be as you roll through the week and let you know what 9 weather alert we'll call for. >> thank you, top. the white house has ended its efforts to stop the funding of
new parking lots are also being built as part of this renovation, lesli. >>> a dreary start to the week has the 9weather team declaring a code yellow day. more on the rain. better you than me, my friend. >> we have a huge break today. let me tell you, by wednesday, this will be a distant memory. so, enjoy the clouds, enjoy the 60s. not here for long. let's start with live doppler 9,000. there are showers and thunderstorms developing on the west side of i-81. also south of...
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lesli. >> the trauma surgeon linked to a murder at a buffalo, new york, hospital is believed to have killed himself. police have been conducting a nationwide man hunt for dr. timothy jordan ever since the murder of his exgirlfriend. she was found shot to death at the erie county medical center on wednesday. jordan was a former special forces soldier. his body was found not far, i should say the body was found far from jordan's home near lake erie. >>> mgm resorts confirm it is setting its sights on national harbor for a new casino. during a meeting between mgm and maryland governor, martin o'malley. mgm is one of the leading hospitality companies and owns several las vegas reports. >> we have partners with the peterson family to explore the development of an integrated resort at national harbor. a resort where we combined with the peterson family would be prepared to invest over $800 million to drive tourism to the state. >> o'malley is expected to convene a session next month to deal with the casino issue. >>> it is father's day weekend here in washington. but just up the road, it's
lesli. >> the trauma surgeon linked to a murder at a buffalo, new york, hospital is believed to have killed himself. police have been conducting a nationwide man hunt for dr. timothy jordan ever since the murder of his exgirlfriend. she was found shot to death at the erie county medical center on wednesday. jordan was a former special forces soldier. his body was found not far, i should say the body was found far from jordan's home near lake erie. >>> mgm resorts confirm it is...
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our lesli foster tried it out to see if the savings were all in one place. >> reporter: remember how you used to shop? grab a circular or if you're like this shopper, you work the aisles with a list if hand scratching off each item. well, safeway believes it has an easier way to help you save time and money. >> we're now creating a digital platform where customers can clip the coupons online, get personalized deals for themselves and frankly save a great deal of money on top of the regular savings we already offer. >> reporter: the digital savings program is called just for you. to gets started you register your club card online and a mobile app helps you track your deals on the go. >> i'm going to add this deer park water. >> reporter: to try out the app, i pick out deer park water, came bring sun juice boxes and gray poupon mustard. you adds them to your shopping list. safeway let's you download personalized deals. >> you'll see mostly things that you typically purchase that we know are important to you. >> betty crocker traditional brownie mix. >> reporter: we couldn't found a bro
our lesli foster tried it out to see if the savings were all in one place. >> reporter: remember how you used to shop? grab a circular or if you're like this shopper, you work the aisles with a list if hand scratching off each item. well, safeway believes it has an easier way to help you save time and money. >> we're now creating a digital platform where customers can clip the coupons online, get personalized deals for themselves and frankly save a great deal of money on top of the...
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back to you, lesli. >>> a fairfax county gym teacher who was falsely accused of molestation we get about $73,000 -- will get about $73,000 from the school board. shawn lannigan was acquitted, turns out that girl was mad at him and she made it all up. he spent about $125,000 defending himself in 2010. he worked at center ridge elementary in centreville for 13 years. >>> caught on tape a suspected thief police say was literally cleaning out a nordstrom's warehouse -- a nordstrom's warehouse running a one man department store out of his house. scott broom live from police headquarters. >> reporter: even jaded police detectives shook their head at this today, one of them saying he'd never seen someone steal so much stuff without bags to carry it away in. here is some of the $40,000 worth of merchandise seized by police and here caught on surveillance tape is suspect donnell angela norman of waldorf allegedly stuffing items down the sleeves of a heavy coat into his pants, then casually slinging the coat over his shoulder and walking out of the nordstrom's warehouse in upper marlboro where he
back to you, lesli. >>> a fairfax county gym teacher who was falsely accused of molestation we get about $73,000 -- will get about $73,000 from the school board. shawn lannigan was acquitted, turns out that girl was mad at him and she made it all up. he spent about $125,000 defending himself in 2010. he worked at center ridge elementary in centreville for 13 years. >>> caught on tape a suspected thief police say was literally cleaning out a nordstrom's warehouse -- a...
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>> reporter: well, lesli, metro says the transit police officer is lucky to be alive. right now they are deep into their investigation. you can see all the police cars here. behind that police are saying the suspect is still in the middle of the road. metro says the detective who is a six-year veteran came to the neighborhood to talk to people and witnesses say the officer came out with a gun and chased after the officer. it also appears the suspect rammed the officer's car which metro says is consistent with the radio communication from the officer. there was an exchange of gunfire and witnessed heard four to five shots. the 44-year-old suspect was found dead in the road and metro says the man was a person of interest in an attempted abduction of a 25-year-old woman at a d.c. metrobus stop. that victim says the man was impersonating a police officer. >> he's a good dude. his father just passed away. his sister just passed away. he was trying to find a job to help his wife take care of his family. that's all. he's not that type of person to be out there running around
>> reporter: well, lesli, metro says the transit police officer is lucky to be alive. right now they are deep into their investigation. you can see all the police cars here. behind that police are saying the suspect is still in the middle of the road. metro says the detective who is a six-year veteran came to the neighborhood to talk to people and witnesses say the officer came out with a gun and chased after the officer. it also appears the suspect rammed the officer's car which metro...
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>> reporter: we sure did, lesli. charles morrell ball shuffled into the courtroom in a white jump suit, his wrists and ankles shackled. the charging documents reveal a bizarre story and a man with a troubled history. 32-year-old charles morrell ball told police his family was in danger and the frederick county authorities wouldn't do anything to help. after plowing through the glass of this office building at 1050 connecticut avenue northwest ball told the metropolitan police officers on the scene, "i want to speak to the fbi. i did this to get their attention." charging documents reveal that ball had doused the stolen jeep and himself with gasoline before reaching into his pocket for a lighter. as he flicked the lighter police snatched it away before he could ignite anything. as office workers returned to their damaged building today, another unusual piece of information emerged. when police contacted the owner of the stolen jeep, she told them bell had left her a voicemail message saying, "he was going to make peop
>> reporter: we sure did, lesli. charles morrell ball shuffled into the courtroom in a white jump suit, his wrists and ankles shackled. the charging documents reveal a bizarre story and a man with a troubled history. 32-year-old charles morrell ball told police his family was in danger and the frederick county authorities wouldn't do anything to help. after plowing through the glass of this office building at 1050 connecticut avenue northwest ball told the metropolitan police officers on...
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so we are going to toss back to derek and anita and lesli for just a minute. but remember, the entire metro area is under a tornado watch until 9:00. when these pass, we're not done. back to you. >> we're not done calculating the damage of what's been left behind. we're already seeing some flash flooding but that's probably not going to be the end of it. >> we have our 9news reporters covering. this it is dicey to get live shots in when weather is this severe but we have bruce leshan in adelphi, maryland. bruce. >> reporter: hey, anita and derek, we're almost up to the beltway on new hampshire avenue right now. what we're seeing pretty much, and let me get out of the way of these folks. i wanted to give you a better picture of the road. i want to get out of the road of traffic as well. so what we're seeing right now is really pretty much light rain but very, very heavy traffic. i mean, you know, this is rush hour anyway. you can see what it looks like on new hampshire avenue as you approach the beltway. back there towards piney branch, some of the low-lying ar
so we are going to toss back to derek and anita and lesli for just a minute. but remember, the entire metro area is under a tornado watch until 9:00. when these pass, we're not done. back to you. >> we're not done calculating the damage of what's been left behind. we're already seeing some flash flooding but that's probably not going to be the end of it. >> we have our 9news reporters covering. this it is dicey to get live shots in when weather is this severe but we have bruce...